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Max is wrong on Pacquiao being greater than Mayweather pound for pound in an all time great conversation. His argument is that even though Mayweather is the better boxer head to head Pacquiao is the greater fighter pound for pound because he came from a smaller weight class. His argument has several holes and here is why.
He claims that Pacquiao started at 106 pounds and moved up to light middleweight and became champion. What he is forgetting is that Mayweather also fought as low as 106 pounds, the only difference between the two was that Manny was pro and Floyd was still fighting in the amateurs. Remember Floyd was a three time national champion at three different weight classes before turning pro.
He seems to be ignoring the fact that Manny was brutally knocked out twice before even getting to 130 pounds. How can Manny be greater pound for pound if he has been knocked out twice by guys smaller and less accomplished than Floyd? How can a man who has been defeated multiple times in multiple weight classes be greater than a man who has not been defeated in any weight class?
And the final hole in his argument is that he seems to be ignoring the result of Mayweather Pacquiao. Every time Manny would fight he would ask Manny about Floyd and vice versa. HBO built that fight up for 6 years and now they are pretending as if the result of the fight doesn't matter. Floyd beat Manny and easily beat a guy who also beat Manny in Marquez. Both Manny and Floyd had a weight advantage over Marquez in their last fights against him. So please don't use the weight excuse.
Using Max's logic, Holyfield is greater than Ali. Evander Holyfield came from light heavyweight and became the four time heavyweight champion. Muhammad Ali fought his whole professional career at heavyweight and was only a three time heavyweight champion of the world. Does that make Holyfield greater pound for pound than Muhammad Ali? NO
He claims that Pacquiao started at 106 pounds and moved up to light middleweight and became champion. What he is forgetting is that Mayweather also fought as low as 106 pounds, the only difference between the two was that Manny was pro and Floyd was still fighting in the amateurs. Remember Floyd was a three time national champion at three different weight classes before turning pro.
He seems to be ignoring the fact that Manny was brutally knocked out twice before even getting to 130 pounds. How can Manny be greater pound for pound if he has been knocked out twice by guys smaller and less accomplished than Floyd? How can a man who has been defeated multiple times in multiple weight classes be greater than a man who has not been defeated in any weight class?
And the final hole in his argument is that he seems to be ignoring the result of Mayweather Pacquiao. Every time Manny would fight he would ask Manny about Floyd and vice versa. HBO built that fight up for 6 years and now they are pretending as if the result of the fight doesn't matter. Floyd beat Manny and easily beat a guy who also beat Manny in Marquez. Both Manny and Floyd had a weight advantage over Marquez in their last fights against him. So please don't use the weight excuse.
Using Max's logic, Holyfield is greater than Ali. Evander Holyfield came from light heavyweight and became the four time heavyweight champion. Muhammad Ali fought his whole professional career at heavyweight and was only a three time heavyweight champion of the world. Does that make Holyfield greater pound for pound than Muhammad Ali? NO
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